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What does the biological approach assume

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Behaviour caused by hormones, genetics, evolution and CNS

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What is the biological approach on determinism

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Biological determinism- behaviour is determined by biological factors

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What is the biological approach’s view on nature vs nurture

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Nature
Innate biological factors

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What does the biological approach test on

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Human and animals

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Is the biological approach scientific

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Yes as promotes scientific methods such as brain scanning

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What methods do the biological approach use

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Experiments and twin studies

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What does the biological approach ignore

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  • environment issues
  • cognitive structures
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Is the biological approach conscious or unconscious

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Unconscious

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What is the assumptions of the behaviourist approach

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Behaviour is learnt and the mind is irrelevant

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What is the behaviourist view on determinism

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Environmental determinism
Behaviour controlled by stimulus response conditioning

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What is the behaviourist view on nature vs nurture

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Nurture
All born blank slates everything is learnt

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What does the behaviourist approach test on

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Humans and animals

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is the behaviourist approach scientific

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yes as uses lab studies and animal research

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what methods do behaviourists use

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experiments
only observable behaviour is measured

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what does the behaviourist approach ignore

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  • genetics
  • personality
  • cognition
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what is the behavioural approach known for

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classical and operant conditoning

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what is social learning theory

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behaviour is learnt through observation and imitation

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what is social learning theorys view on nature vs nurture

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nurture
* learn through classical and operant conditioning

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what do social learning theory test on

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humans (bobo doll)

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what methods do social learning theory use

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experiments on measurable behaviour

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what does social learning theory ignore

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  • cognition
  • genetics
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what is social learning theory known for

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  • vicarious reinforcement
  • mediational processes
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what are the cognitive theory’s assumptions

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  • brain is like a computer
  • focuses on mental processes
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whats the cognitive theory’s view on free will vs determinism

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soft determinism
* behaviour controlled by mediational processes but we choose what information we tend to

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does cognitive theory believe in nature or nurture

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both
* behaviour is a result of info processing and modified by experience

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what does cognitive theory test on

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humans only

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is the cognitive theory scientific

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mostly
* uses scientific methods but cannot directly observe cognitive processes

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what methods do cognitive theory use

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lab, field and natural experiments

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what does cognitive theory ignore

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  • genetics
  • personality
  • motivation
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what is cognitive theory known for

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  • schemas
  • cognitive neuroscience
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what is the psychodynamic approaches assumptions

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  • behaviour influenced by childhood
  • innate drives and motivation
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what is the psychodynamic approaches view on free will vs determinism

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determinism
* behaviour determined by unconscious drives and early childhood experiences

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what is the psychodynamic approaches view on nature vs nurture

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mostly nature
* behaviour product of innate drive but shaped in early childhood experiences

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what does psychodynamic approach test on

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humans only ( little hans , anna o)

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is the psychodynamic approach scientific

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no
* examines theories and concepts that cant be imperially tested so relies on subjective interpretations

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what methods does the psychodynamic approach use

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case studies and therapy
* dream analysis
* freudian slip

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what does the psychodynamic approach ignore

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  • positive emotions
  • normal individuals
  • biological factors
38
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what is the psychodynamic approach known for

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  • psychosexual stages
  • personality
  • defence mechanisms
39
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what is the humanistic approaches assumptions

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individuals should be driven to full potential

40
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what is the humanistic approaches view on free will vs determinism

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free will
* control own environment and are capable of change

41
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what is the humanistic approaches view on nature vs nurture

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mostly nurture
* behaviour shaped by environment as humans strive for self actualisation

42
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what does the humanistic approach test on

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humans only

43
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is the humanistic approach scientific

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no
* rejects scientific methods so unable to provide empirical evidence

44
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what methods does the humanistic approach use

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  • qualitative data
  • reports
  • therapy
45
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what does the humanistic approach ignore

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  • biological factors
  • childhood
  • development
  • cognition
46
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what is the humanistic approach known for

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  • maslows hierarchy of needs
  • rogers self actualisation
47
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when was wundt

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1879

48
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what did wundt do

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first experimental lab in germany - emergment of psychology

49
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when was freud

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1900s

50
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what approach is freud

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psychodynamic

51
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what year was watson

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1913

52
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what approach is watson

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behaviourist

53
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what year was rogers and maslow

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1950s

54
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what approach are rogers and maslow

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humanistic

55
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what year was bandura

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1960s

56
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what approach is bandura

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social learining theory

57
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when did the cognative approach become an idea

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1950s

58
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when did the biological approach become and idea

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1880s

59
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what order did the approaches come in x7

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  • psychodynamic
  • behaviourist
  • humanistic
  • cognitive
  • social learning theory
  • biological
  • cognitive neuroscience
60
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what did wundt do

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study the structure of the mind by breaking down behaviours such as sensation and perception into basic elements

61
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what methods did wundt use

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highly trained observers with carefully controlled sensory events, repeated
introspection

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what is introspection

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ptps asked to reflect on own cognitive processes and describe them

63
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what is classical conditioning

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learning through association

64
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what did pavlovs dogs look at

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classical conditioning

65
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what is the neutral stimulus un pavlovs study

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bell

66
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what is the unconditional stimulus in pavlovs study

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food

67
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what is the unconditional response in pavovs study

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salivation

68
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what did pavlov do

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teach dogs to associate a bell noise with being fed

69
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what is the conditioned stimulus in pavlovs study

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bell

70
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what is the conditioned stimulus in pavlovs study

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salivation

71
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who done the little albert study

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watson and rayner

72
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what happend in the little albert study

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10 month old with no fears other than loud noise conditioned to associate loud noise with beloved pet rat and eventually generalised to fear similar looking objects

73
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evaluate the little albert study

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  • psychological harm
  • cannot be genrralised
  • high control
74
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what is operant condtioning

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learning through reinforcment and punishment

75
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what is reinforcment

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something that strengthens a response and increases the likelihood it will happen again

76
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what is positive reinforcment

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plesent consequence happens

77
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what is negative reinforcment

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behaviour removes something unplesant

78
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what is punishment

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unplesent consequences following a behaviour

79
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what did skinner do

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operantly condition rats in box
* food and leaver eventually turns to eletric shock

80
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evaluate skinners rats

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  • real life application
  • controlled as done in lab
  • repeatable
  • animal cruelty
  • different to humans
81
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what does SLT mean by identification

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we imitate peoples behaviour we feel we identify with (role models)

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what does SLT mean by imitation

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child learns through imitation of attitudes and behaviour modled by parents and significant people

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what does SLT mean by vicarious reinforcment

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learning comes through observing the consequences of a models actions in terms of reward or punishment

84
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what are the processes of SLT

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A-ttention
R-etention
M-otor reproduction
M-otivation

85
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what did bandura do

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bobo doll study

86
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what was banduras 1st part of research

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children watched
1) adult behaving agressive to bobo doll
2) adult behaving non agressivley to bobo doll

87
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what did bandura find in the first part of his research

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children mirrored the type of behaviour seen by adults towards doll

88
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what did bandura do for the 2nd part of his research

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children saw adult agressive with doll either
1) rewarded
2) punished
3) no consequence

89
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what did bandura find in the second part of his research

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children who saw agressive behaviour rewarded were more agressive to own doll

90
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what does banduras research suggest

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vicarous reinforment does take place

91
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what is a schema

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package of belifes and expectations on a topic that come from previous experiences

92
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what is the role of theoretical models

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simplified representation based on current research evidence

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